A private legal practitioner, Justice Abdulai, has argued that recent electoral trends make it unlikely for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to recover lost ground in the 2028 general election.
According to him, internal attacks in the party could further weaken the party’s chances.
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Speaking on TV3’s Keypoints on Saturday, December 27, 2025, he stated,“Let’s look at 2016. John Mahama lost by about 1.2 million votes. We move on to 2020 and the gap was almost negligible, about 100,000 votes,” he said, noting that by 2024 the margin had widened again to about 500,000 votes between the same political parties.
Justice Abdualai indicated the trend shows a dramatic swing that cannot easily be reversed.
“From a person who lost with one million votes, it now stretches from negativity to making it even and then jumping to almost two million difference between the same political parties. And then you say in 2028, what happens?” he questioned.
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He noted that while other factors may influence elections beyond statistics, the current political climate places the NPP at a disadvantage.
“Talking to my colleagues and friends in the NPP, their advice was that possibly if they did not contest the next election, it would be better,” he revealed.
Justice Abdulai further warned that persistent internal attacks and public insults directed at leading figures within the party could cost it crucial votes.
“If your most preferred candidate is constantly under attack, being called all kinds of unprintable words by the closest person, don’t be surprised to lose the next election,” he cautioned.
Justice Abdulai recalled that similar attacks were used against the former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in the past.
“Those same comments were played back against him, accusing him of superintending over a failed economy,” he said.
According to Justice Abdulai, political actors must exercise restraint if they hope to win over undecided voters.
“The kind of things you say are material because they are the things that those of us who sit on the fence rely on to vote for you or against you,” he added.
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